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I’m an interior designer and there’s one trend you need to avoid at all costs – it looks like acne
LEAVE the interior design decisions to Dream Home Makeovers’ Sophie Robinson.
Robinson is the new host of Dream Home Makeovers with Sophie Robinson, where she shares her design do’s and don’ts for obtaining a stylish home.
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Instagram/sophierobinsoninteriorsSophie Robinson is the host of Dream Home Makeovers[/caption]
Robinson, who has been in the design industry for over 20 years, said that one of her “biggest bugbears” is recessed spotlights in the ceiling, which she said that everyone has.
The design expert described this trend as “developer’s acne.”
She explained that developers put hundreds of these in a grid, making your room “feel like a fast food takeaway.”
Many people get recessed spotlights in their ceilings to make their home look and feel bigger, as the acne lights save them extra ceiling space.
Despite their benefits, Robinson still said that she “absolutely hates them.”
The expert shared that there is one exception for getting recessed spotlights.
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“You can have recessed downlights, just don’t have too many and don’t have them in a grid,” she said.
Downlights are mounted and embedded into the ceilings and illuminate downwards.
She recommended positioning the downlights in areas of the room that you want to highlight.
“Have a downlight over a footstool, over the sideboard, or highlighting a piece of artwork,” she suggested.
The designer also made note that many of the electricians she spoke with said that recessed lights that are not in a grid “don’t look right,” but she still argues otherwise.
There are even more home trends to avoid, as another interiors expert shared three features that instantly make a room look cheap, and one way is all about the color scheme.
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GettyRecessed ceiling spotlights are Robinson’s ‘biggest bugbear’[/caption]
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